St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, Longton
About St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, Longton
St Oswald's Catholic Primary School in Longton holds a Good rating from Ofsted, a grade it has maintained consistently across its two most recent inspections. The school's most informative exam metric is the Key Stage 2 combined reading, writing and maths expected standard, where 64% of pupils met the benchmark in the 2023/24 academic year. This places the school slightly above the Lancashire local authority average of 60% for the same measure, indicating solid academic performance relative to its peers. In the South Ribble area, the school ranks 21st out of 35 primary schools on this metric, putting it in the 60th percentile locally. Nationally, it sits in the 46th percentile, while within the North West region it ranks 907th out of 2,065 primary schools. The school's average scores in reading and maths both sit at 104, with 75% of pupils reaching the expected standard in each subject individually. A smaller proportion, 22%, achieved the higher standard in maths, while 25% did so in reading and 11% in writing.
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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown
18 May 2023Latest monitoring visit (18 May 2023): School remains Good
Source: Ofsted, 19 Mar 2014. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.
SEND Support
Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.
School day
Teaching hours
08:50 – 15:15
Breakfast club
07:40-08:40
After-school care
15:15-18:00
Source: longton-st-oswalds.lancs.sch.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.
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